LessonsThe Passive ImperfectQuiz

The verb form shows who receives the action.

● يُضْرَبُ — He is struck.
● يُرْزَقُونَ — They are provided for.
● تُرْجَعُونَ — You all will be returned.
● نُكْرَمُ — We are honored.

Here there is no following explicit noun. The form itself identifies the receiver: one man, a group of men, the people addressed, or the speakers.

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When the Receiver Is in the Verb

The Passive Imperfect

The verb form shows who receives the action.

● يُضْرَبُ — He is struck.
● يُرْزَقُونَ — They are provided for.
● تُرْجَعُونَ — You all will be returned.
● نُكْرَمُ — We are honored.

Here there is no following explicit noun. The form itself identifies the receiver: one man, a group of men, the people addressed, or the speakers.